Author: Kwara Reporters

Phrank Shaibu, a Special Assistant on Public Communication to the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has said that they have petitioned the BBC over a report on Tinubu’s certificate.In a report titled “Bola Tinubu diploma: No evidence Nigeria’s president forged college record”, BBC analyzed the controversy surrounding the certificate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying there is no evidence that the president forged the certificate.But during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Shaibu said the matter had been taken up with the…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Chief Executive Officers of several agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.The announcement was contained in a State House release issued on Friday by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity.Ngelale said the appointment aligns with Tinubu’s resolve to base Nigeria’s economic revival on the foundation of trade expansion through small, medium and large-scale industry facilitation.Among those appointed are: Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN (Corporate Affairs Commission); Afiz Ogun Oluwatoyin (Industrial Training Fund); Kamar Bakrin (National Sugar Development Council); Olufemi Ogunyemi…

Mixed reactions on Thursday trailed the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to lift the ban on 43 items from accessing foreign exchange.The apex bank in a major monetary policy shift, restored the 43 items which were banned from accessing forex since June 2015 in order to, according to it, “sustain the stability of the foreign exchange market and the derivation of optimum benefits from goods and services imported into the country.”Items on the list include rice; cement; toothpicks; margarine; palm Kernel/Palm oil products/vegetable oils; meat and processed meat products; vegetables and processed vegetable products; poultry – chicken,…

A promising student from Kwara State University has been recognized for her exceptional abilities and invited to join the secretariat of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. Miss Olamide Obagbemileke, a 400 level student of the Department of Economics, has been appointed as a Research Assistant and Analyst for the prestigious committee, as reported by KwaraReporters.The announcement was made through the official X platform of Kwara State University. In a letter sent to Miss Obagbemileke, the institution’s management revealed that she had been chosen for this esteemed role and would be working with the secretariat for a…

Two people were on Thursday confirmed dead following injuries they sustained when a storey building under construction in the Eweta area of Ikirun, Osun State, collapsed.The deceased and two others were said to be working in the building Wednesday evening when it collapsed and trapped them.A resident simply identified as Lateef, during an interview with PUNCH Metro, said the victims were evacuated by some residents who rushed to the scene.He said the building owner and one woman among the victims died while on admission at the hospital.He said, “Some minutes to 7pm on Wednesday, we heard a loud noise from…

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has called for a review of its establishing Act to ensure peddlers of life-threatening materials are jailed and not fined.According to NAN, the Director General of SON, Malam Farouk Salim, made this call on Thursday in Lagos during the destruction of materials seized by the organisation.Salim said peddlers of sub-standard materials are economic saboteurs who kill industries and people who innocently buy the products.“In the last National Assembly, we went to them to review our Act to ensure that peddlers of life-threatening materials are jailed and not just fined.“They have passed the law but…

The Kwara State Polytechnic has disowned the two suspects, Oreoluwa Davies and Adama Joseph, who were paraded for the murder of a club owner, Adeniyi Ojo, in a hotel situated in Ilorin, the state capital.Recall that one of the suspects, Adama, on Wednesday during the interrogation at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, claimed to have completed her ND program at Kwara Polytechnic prior to the incident.Reacting to the claim in a statement by itsPublic Relations Officer, Halimat Garba, on Thursday, the institution stated that its students were good ambassadors of Nigeria.“The management wishes to disclaim this discrediting and malicious news…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday took a jibe at the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, saying he is seeking “cheap” media attention.Earlier, Obi had in a press conference asked President Bola Tinubu to save Nigeria and himself from what he described as “protracted embarrassment and undue anxiety” over the controversy surrounding his certificate. He was speaking in light of what has transpired recently where a US court ordered the Chicago State University (CSU) to release the President’s academic records at the request of the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.In a statement on Wednesday, APC spokesperson, Felix…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ola Olukoyede as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale made the announcement in a statement on Thursday.Olukoyede’s appointment followed the resignation of the suspended Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa.Tinubu also approved the appointment of Mr Muhammad Hassan Hammajoda as the Secretary of the anti-graft agency for a renewable term of five years in the first instance, pending Senate confirmation.”By the powers vested in President Bola Tinubu as established in section 2 (3) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment)…

The spiritual director of the Okunerere Adoration Ministry, Nsukka, Rev. Fr (Prof.) Paul Obayi popularly called Fr Okunerere has reeled out accusations against his bishop, the Catholic bishop of Nsukka Diocese, Bishop Godfrey Igwebuike Onah. The spiritual priest revealed that the church has been oppressing him. The latest oppression came as the bishop and other fellow priests want to take away his land by force.Here are some of the things Okunerere said in the about 30 minutes video.“The church is my vineyard, I love the church, I love my Nsukka (Catholic) church, I love the bishop, I love the priests,…